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MORE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TEACHING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
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MORE THAN 100 TEACHERS IN 42 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE TEACHING THE NEW SUBJECT OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY TO ABOUT 42,000 PUPILS.
THIS SUBJECT, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED INTO 16 SCHOOLS BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TWO YEARS AGO, OPENS A NEW APPROACH TO TEACHING WOODWORK, METALWORK AND PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY.
TO SHOW THE STUDENTS' PROGRESS AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW APPROACH, THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS HOLDING AN EXHIBITION OF PUPILS' HANDICRAFTS IN THE SOUTH CONCOURSE OF THE KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION AT HUNG HOM FROM SEPTEMBER 19 TO 27.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPENED AT 11 A.M. ON MONDAY BY MR. ERIC HO, SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.
ON DISPLAY WILL BE A VARIETY OF WORK EMPHASIS ING THE INTELLECT- UAL AND CREATIVE ABILITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ABOUT 13 TO 17 YEARS OF AGE FROM A CROSS SECTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
THE EXHIBITION CONSISTS OF EXPLORATORY STUDIES IN WOOD, METAL AND PLASTICS FROM FORMS 1 TO 3 PUPILS, PROJECT WORK IN FURNITURE DESIGN, ENGINEER ING DESIGN, PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY TOGETHER WITH STUDIES IN COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES AT FORMS 4 TO 5 LEVEL.
AMONG THE EXHIBITS ARE MODELS OF STEAM ENGINES, A HAND SHAPING MACHINE, ELECTRIC LOCKS, POWER JIGSAWS, TELEPHONE STANDS, MAGAZINE RACKS AND KNOCKDOWN FURNITURE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION AT 11 A.M. ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 19) AFTER WHICH IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM SEPTEMBER 20 TO 27 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M.
FIRING PRACTICE ****
FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 19) FOR FIVE DAYS.
THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN THE FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF FIRING PRACTICE.
THE PRACTICE TIMES ARE:
DATE
HOURS
SEPTEMBER 19 (MONDAY)
SEPTEMBER 20
TUESDAY)
8 A.M.
SEPTEMBER 21
WEDNESDAY)
4 A.M.
SEPTEMBER 22
THURSDAY)
8 A.M.
SEPTEMBER 23 (FRIDAY)
8 A.M.
8.30 A.M.
4.30 P.M. 11 P.M. 4.30 P.M.
- 4.30 P.M.
4.30 P.M.